Latest reviews from Hobart

“So they advertise themselves as Australia's oldest continuously licensed pub. Considering Hobart's age, it makes sense. The space is very near the waterfront. The bar is small with limited taps, but they're all solid, usually local. They have a large older looking space for dining. The food looked good, but I didn't try it on my first trip to Hobart in 2023.“

ads135 386 days ago

“Excellent plan to end up at the end of a long day. Small, but very good tap list. 11 in all, including two hand pumps. One dedicated to local ciders. In fact, just about everything, food and booze emphasized the locality. Very impressed with my meal as well.“

ads135 389 days ago

“Next time I’ll do the tour. This time, just a visit to the brewery bar. Across the road from the old production facility. Gorgeous location in shadow of kunanyi. Less than a dozen brews on tap, looks like a sort of core range. Garden seating area with food. Visited during first trip to Hobart in 2023.“

ads135 398 days ago

“A nice microbrewery in a surprising location- just off the waterfront. Very large space, inside and out. Super cordial staff. Core offerings. About 8 special brews (all IPAs at the moment) and a cooler for takeaways. Including a Flemish Red bomber.“

ads135 399 days ago

“The location and vibe are solid but the clientele were very bro-ey. Not my thing, but the beer were good.“

ads135 401 days ago

“Really nice brewery. A bit out of the way, but not a bad walk from the Hobart CBD. Smallish, but with a good tap list including some stellar stouts. Visited in 2023 during first trip to Tasmania.“

ads135 401 days ago

“Really cool bar. Several interesting rooms, with a smallish bar, and a great outdoor space... with a bus that you can drink in, including sat at the drivers seat! There are quite a few quirky bits of decor. The music was great - excellent choice, and just the right level to provide ambience without distracting from talking. 12 beers on tap, all Australian, only two Tassie. Some of them were truly excellent and unusual, a couple were beers you could find in a mainstream bottle shop. The service was friendly and quick. Top place for good beer in cool surroundings.“

Pyobon 1236 days ago

“Solid spot in the ‘Bart, next to Heartwood distillery which is AMAZING. Good selection of taps, hit or miss but the hits are indeed hits. Good service.“

nickd717 1257 days ago

“Chill spot if you’re in the ‘Bart. Great outdoor space with a bus. Gotta love buses. Nice list of 12-ish taps, solid local stuff. Good food and service.“

nickd717 1257 days ago

“Pretty unique spot as it is situated right at MONA. They had 6ish beers available and half pours were available. Service was more wine oriented overall. Prices were fine. Not a beer stop per-say but you might as well go to the MONA.“

deyholla 1812 days ago

“A nice restaurant with a bit of a pub feel. Large U-shaped room with the U being the bar. Service was attentive but not particularly beer oriented. 14ish taps and casks with half pours available. Food was outstanding and prices were quite fair. A pleasant surprise!“

deyholla 1812 days ago

“Amazing location and nice history with good beers. Well worth a visit.“

Leeale 1902 days ago

“Only tried a couple of their own beers because it's open late in the Tasmanian sense. A nice solid room with a central bar, tables, pool table etc. Friendly place with a locals plus blow-ins vibe. In house brews of disparate styles were impressive. You could probably hit ten places walking up Elizabeth St before getting here but this is well worth a stop.“

hawthorne00 1920 days ago

“Great venue witha range of awesome fresh beers. Loved the Goose Island Redline IPA!“

IPARates18 2149 days ago

“Odd place. Downstairs is a busy Irish pub, upstairs is a pretty classy and very delicious restaurant. We were upstairs. Full beer list available at both, with an eclectic mix of local, Australian beers and Kilkenny. Had a La Siréne beer off the handpump that I didn't think was in good condition, but not sure if that's on the bar. I really liked the food, maybe got unlucky with the beer.“

explosivedog 2217 days ago

“Small brewpub. Beer selection was decent though none of them blew me away. Styles were focussed more on hoppy stuff. Good place, and easily combined with a few other places in that direction.“

explosivedog 2217 days ago

“Nice bar a short walk from central Hobart. Beers were decent, flights of four available with no limit on the expensive stuff being on there. Cocktails also available. Toilets were bizarrely high quality. Enjoyed visiting.“

explosivedog 2217 days ago

“If you're at MONA, and if you like art you definitely should be, then I guess you might as well pop in to the Cellar Door when you need a break from the art. Beers range from average to mediocre with no information or interest from the staff. Wines were good, art was phenomenal, definitely not a beer destination though.“

explosivedog 2217 days ago

“Industrial warehouse with plenty of seating outside. Plenty of beers in a wide variety of styles, generally pretty good too. Flights available and either super cheap or they forgot to charge for partner's drink. Pretty good place.“

explosivedog 2217 days ago

“Trendy bar in what I think is just a house. Very busy. Food was good. Decent, but certainly not outstanding beer selection. Few Tasmanian beers, quite a few from the rest of Australia and I think one or two imported. Enjoyable.“

explosivedog 2217 days ago

“Beautiful Taproom. Industrial building, fully exposed brewery and barrel room. Super cheap flights of 11 beers on draught, lots of wines and spirits too. Few bottles to takeaway, crowler service offered. Huge outdoor seating with bbq area. Must visit when in Hobart as super central location right on the seafront.“

MrTipple 2349 days ago

“Not sure what this place wants to be. Beer, cider or wine bar? Doesn't work really. Of the 10 keg taps, 4 were cider, 2 were off, 2 were Kiwi beers and the remaining two very uninspiring session beers. Smallest serving size was a Schooner. No tasting boards (well, of what really anyway). 13 wines by the glass though. So maybe go there for wine. But surely not for beer. What a disappointment. Go to close by The Whaler instead.“

MrTipple 2349 days ago

“Nice place, very sleek and modern with seating area open to the working brewery. Do flights of four for $16. Beer quality decent. Similar to close by Shambles.“

MrTipple 2349 days ago

“A beautiful location for a brewery with an enjoyable tour including tasting. Yes it’s macro but their stout is not bad and, as said, a lovely location. About 10 beers on tap.“

northropfrye 2488 days ago

“Cool place in Hobart. I wish I had more time here. But a good selection of local craft beer and friendly service.“

northropfrye 2488 days ago

“A good place especially if you’re interested in whiskey and gin but why also have local craft beer and cheese, etc.“

northropfrye 2492 days ago

“A pretty nice place with good food and real craft beer, which is surprising considering it’s in a tourist area. Worth checking out.“

northropfrye 2492 days ago

“Nice brewpub in Hobart really close to T-Bone and Captain Blighs, so you can hit up all three. Modern decor. Good food. Very impressive beers. Highly recommended.“

northropfrye 2493 days ago

“Visited during Dark Mofo where this place is basically part of Dark Park! Packed to the gills and buzzing, service was friendly and efficient. Would be interesting to see what this place is like when the circus isn’t in town. Quite a few taps of their own beer, the couple I tried were OK, but hard to judge when they are served in plastic glasses (due to the festival).“

TedE 2516 days ago

“Just stayed in Hobart for a week, five minutes walk from my apartment so......I spent a little time here. Busy on any night, full of students. Open fire, great staff (they made my wife a cocktail that wasn’t on their menu), board games (cards against humanity!), and you can see through the floorboards. What’s not to like! Oh yeah, good tap list. Did I mention the bus?“

TedE 2516 days ago

“Visited quite a few times now, always busy. Pretty good beer on tap, some unusual stuff. I thought the bottle selection was outrageously expensive and not very special. Food seemed good, we had the cheese platter which was exceptional. Staff were friendly and helpful.“

TedE 2516 days ago

“Consistently good beers and food here. Nice homely pub with open fire. Unfortunately had Irish music playing. Great selection of alcohol, knowledgeable staff. Hopefully the bodhran and fiddle players aren’t there every day.“

TedE 2516 days ago

“Hard to review this place really. Not really a craft beer destination, just one of the best museums in the world that happens to brew its own beer (and produces it’s own wine). As a destination and experience (including the ferry) it’s essential but if you don’t like art (and modern art especially) DO NOT GO.“

TedE 2516 days ago

“Pub in Sandy Bay, Hobart. The kind of place I would’ve loved when I was 20. Random furniture, comic book walls, table tennis, music quiet but not commercial. Young guy at the bar knew his beers (only 5 taps though). No macros. They have wine but no wine glasses (?!?!?!?!). Fun if you are young. This review is 7pm Saturday, last night this place was closed, lights out, locked up at 10.15 PM. Don’t go late (apparently). Update: Don’t go late or most days of the week apparently. Only open randomly BUT behind it is one of the best bottle shops in Australia. Seriously well stocked by some-one who knows their beer. You can see the bottle shop from the front bar but you have to walk around the block to get in. Highly recommended. Owned by the same people who own Preachers.“

TedE 2522 days ago

“Walk up the hill from Salamanca Place and when you hear the noise you are at Preachers. Set in an old house, there is both indoor and outdoor seating. On a nice sunny Hobart afternoon the outdoors beer garden with its casual picnic style seating and a mix of old and modern music playing on speakers had a lively and friendly vibe to it (and it is dog friendly as well). Indoors has an olde worlde feel with sofas as well as a small dining area. There were 11 beers on tap (I didn’t check the bottles) of which most were from local Tasmanian brewers. There were no tasting paddles however staff offer a small taster to help you decide (they only serve in schooner and pint sized glasses though). The bar service was quick however the large Saturday arvo crowd slowed the food service a little (time for another beer?). The food menu consisted of tasty burgers and snacks at reasonable prices. A place with a fun vibe.“

KeefOz 2592 days ago

“Thia is a modern place with inside cafe-style booth seating as well as outdoor seating on Salamanca Place. The draught beer range consisted of 10 taps of which six were from local Tasmanian brewers and one was a local cider. Beer paddles of your own choice of five draught beers were available ($20) or you could take "Trev’s" selection of his best five. The staff were friendly and had basic product knowledge.“

KeefOz 2592 days ago

“Through an old sanstone facade is this bar which consists of two indoor levels as well as outdoor seating. The entry level is dark and has a ’basement’ feel to it while the second level is in an olde worlde library come sitting room style. The draught menu is the same on both levels and consisted of 15 beers and one cider. They have an agreement with CUB where eight of their beers are on tap, the remainder including four local Tasmanian beers. There were also about 40 bottles of Australian and international craft beers available. Beer tasting paddles of four draught of your own choice were available at a reasonable $12. The food menu consists of burgers and tasty bar snacks, all at big city prices. The staff were friendly and had good knowledge of the beer products.“

KeefOz 2592 days ago

“Following an informative brewery tour ($30) I adjourned to the tasting room/bar to redeem the four tokens for beers (or ciders) from the core range. The bar has a lovely outlook over the old facade of the brewery , the nearby bush and the mountains. The beers available are the same as can be bought in local bottle shops/pubs. The food consists of a limited range of bar snacks and main meals at city prices. There is an outdoor area to enjoy if sunny. Access is by car or public transport. Worth a visit.“

KeefOz 2595 days ago

“I love this place for giving me the dive bar-y feel. It was a slow weekday and I dropped into this place for a pint or two or 5 and absolutely felt at home half a world away! This place is awesome. If you’re just looking for a comfortable watering hole that has no pretensions of being Irish or Hipster or just trying to be cool, then this is the place. Good alcohol selection, friendly bar staff and ample seating.“

drjoeng 3070 days ago

“Not a lot in the way of beer selection, mainly the standard Tasmanian mass produced lagers, but there were a few local craft beers on tap. Great cheese and charcuterie platter. More wine orientated than beer but worth a look if you’re in the area.“

mkel07 3111 days ago

“Nice spot right in the middle of Salamanca. Beer range is okay with some local breweries on tap but mainly dominated by Matilda Bay taps which suggests to me that CUB may have a stake in the place. Friendly staff, good vibe and the food was tasty, even though the range was not great.“

mkel07 3111 days ago

“The best little bar in Tasmania. Selection on tap is excellent with a regular hand pump offering. Food is excellent and we eat here whenever we get the chance. Service can be a bit hit and miss and ranges from very friendly to a bit abrupt depending on who you encounter. Overall though this ia a must visit watering hole in Hobart and highly recommended.“

Leonhardt 3122 days ago

“The emphasis may have shifted more to beer, but I could easily spend more time here. I went when it was quiet. .which is important as I suspect it gets boozy. Beer selection good and eclectic, prices cheap and service great. Nice atmosphere. Go here. Awesome selection in bottle shop out back too - somebody likes their beer.“

richlamb 3137 days ago

“Great bar in Salamanca. Very much the feel of an English pub. Super cozy chairs by the fireplace which was perfect for a few beers on a cold Hobart Sunday. Didn’t get to sit in the bus but will be back to visit on next trip to Hobart.“

mkel07 3276 days ago

“Nice place to visit on a cold day. Friendly staff, good service and not a bad selection on tap and in the fridge“

mkel07 3276 days ago

“Staff and Owner are lovely to deal with. Very helpful and not pushy, they listen to your tastes and make excellent recommendations of what you may like to try. They stock a good range and the owner only stocks what he likes, he stocks a wide range of beers wines and spirits and is quite knowledgeable about what he stocks.“

KezzaH 3513 days ago

“The beer landscape has changed in Hobart over the last few years. A number of places have started popping up, moving away from your traditional tap of heavy /tap of light to a fantastic selection of local, national and international craft beers. Kris who took over The Winston over twelve months ago has been one of the pioneers leading this charge to tasty beers. Having spent some time in the US & has settled in Hobart and has brought his passion for beer and American style cuisine to match. I have eaten there a number of times and the food has always been great, pulled pork with housemade hickory bbq sauce roll, southern fried chicken burger & wings are all regulars. There a 12 taps now with an ever changing tap list. The fridge selection, while small due to space constraints, is well thought out and has something for everyone. My wife will have a Blanche de Namur and I’ll have an Epic Hop Zombie. The place has a great, friendly, welcoming vibe. If people are worried about the distance from the city. Jump in a taxi, will be the best $10.00 you’ve spent! While there have a boilermaker, a nice strong dark beer paired with a Tassy whiskey.“

BigMacca 3724 days ago

“[11/13] Went in because the kids wanted burgers (which were OK). Promising place in the only part of Tassie where it’s hard to get a park. Tap list was pretty staid and only nodded at those interested in good beer and cider. Didn’t look at the bottled list. [48]

[1/19] Improved. More local things, more decent things, more new things. Burgers excellent this time.“

hawthorne00 3831 days ago

“[10/13] Bit of a flying visit on the way out of town. Beer is not all they have, but there’s plenty. Locals are lucky to have this place, particularly right in the centre of town. Visitors will be sure to find something worthwhile and/or hard to get outside Tasmania. Helpful but not pushy staff. _Absolutely_ playing in the background which I liked until I realised it’s 33 years old.

Another flying visit on the way out of town. Main attraction for me was local beers and there were plenty of new breweries and beers I wanted to try. Fine shop bang in the middle of town.“

hawthorne00 3865 days ago

“Visited on August 9, 2013.
Took the ferry to MONA from Hobart. Ate at the restaurant by the reception. Took the brewery tour. The tour included tastings of one stubbie each of the Pilsner, and one stubbie to share on 2 of the Pale Ale, Hefeweizen, Belgo and Dark Ale.
Nice tour, informative, fun, plenty of beer included. With getting the ferry over gets sort of expensive, but also gives you a view there and back.
The restaurant was upscale, posh, pretentious and expensive, food came in small expensive portions, but was tasty.
The bar could after some nagging and them seriously looking find us the Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, 2010 vintage, for $25 a bottle.
They were very clear on the fact it was $25 a bottle, think they considered beer drinkers to be scum looking for cheap swill likely, wine poofters, pfft.
Also he was apologetic that he could not find the 2011 vintage, so I had to make do with the 2010 vintage. Still the same price though, he probably thought it was old...
The value of the tour considering the amount of beers you received was very nice.
Plenty of parking if you’re driving.
Service high for the tour guide, the receptionists, the waiter at the restuarant and the effort that went into finally scoring us the speciality bottle.“

gnoff 3905 days ago